Or maybe, “why is monogamy so prevalent?” Tbh I don’t have the stats on hand to feel confident asking it that second way, hence the title question, but in either case the question still stands.
Or maybe, “why is monogamy so prevalent?” Tbh I don’t have the stats on hand to feel confident asking it that second way, hence the title question, but in either case the question still stands.
In the animal world “monogamous” has a different meaning. It refers to animals who pair off to to raise young. Animals like penguins, swans, some voles etc are monogamous for life. But that doesn’t say anything about sex…the mating is all over the place. So maybe this is just a natural pattern that we layer with sociological concepts and interpretations. The pairing of couples with extracurricular activity is seen all over the animal kingdom.